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TRAVERSE RING. No. 497,076. Patented vMay 9, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES W. RUGG, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE LESLIEMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TRAVERSE-RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 497,076, dated May 9,1893.

Application filed February 24, 1892. Serial No. 422,686. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: being surrounded by an annular projection 50Be it known that I, CHARLES W. RUGG, of a and the eye 0,, being ofsufficient size to Boston, county of Suffolk, State of Massachureceivethe said annular projection a so that setts, have invented anImprovement in Travwhen the strip is bent into circular shape, the 5erse-Rings, of which the following description, ends thereof, may beturned outwardly or in connection with the accompanying drawdownwardly,and brought together as shown I; 5 ings, is a specification,like lettersand figures in Figs. 1 and 10, with the annular projection on thedrawings representing like parts. a passing through the eye a. Theannular This invention has for its object to conprojection a is madelonger than the thick- IO struct a traverse ring which may be cheaplyness of the strip, or that end of it containing manufactured, isserviceable and sightly. the eye a, so that it projects through said eye6 The invention consists of a traverse ring sufficiently to enable it tobe upset or turned composed of a circular band reduced in width overupon the opposite side of the end of the at suitable points to presentas many shoulstrip. This annular projection thereby serves I 5 deredconnecting bars, which serve as bearas a means for securing the ends ofthe strip ings for split friction rolls applied to them in together, andalso gives to the eye a smooth 6: the manner and for the purposehereinafter finished interior. The strip a, is cut away at particularlyset forth and claimed. each side as at 2, 3, and 4:, 5, to thereby formFigure 1, shows in front elevation a trava short narrow connecting bar6, and shoul- 2o erse ringembodying this invention; Fig. 2, a ders 7,7;or said strip may be otherwise formed plan view of the flat strip whichis bent into to provide bearings for the friction rolls to be circularshape to form the ring; Fig. 3, an endescribed. As the strip a is quitethin I have larged cross sectional view of the strip shown secured to itby solder or otherwise a reinin Fig. 2, taken on the dotted line 00-03;Fig. forcing bar 8, of a width equal to the width 2 5 4, an enlargedcross sectional View of the strip of the connecting bar 6, and ofsuitable thickafter its side edges have been upturned; Fig. ness to formin conjunction with said con- 5, an enlarged detail of one of the splitor slitnecting bar a quadrangular bearing. A split ted frictionrolls,0pened to receive its bearing; or slitted bushing 19, see Figs. 7to, 9, having Fig. 6, a similar view showing the roll as it aquadrangular hole through it, is placed on 30 will appear after it hasbeen placed on its said quadrangular bearing 6, 8, to thereby bearing,and the slit closed; Fig. 7, a front give it cylindrical shape. Thisbushing is View of abushing which may be placed on the opened at theslit as shown in Fig. 7, that it bearings of the friction rolls. Fig. 8,isaview may be placed on the quadrangular bearing showing the bushing asit will appear after it 6, 8, and is thereafter closed as shown in Fig.5 has been placed on the bearings and the slit 8. The bushing is made ofsuitable length to closed. Fig. 9 is a cross-section at one side fitsnugly upon the quadrangular bearing 6, 8 of one of the friction rolls,showing a strip 8, between the shoulders 7, 7. having the reinforcingbar and the bushing The friction rolls 0, are provided with cirand rollapplied; and Fig. 10, an enlarged seccular central holes of suitablesize to turn 40 tional detail of the eye. Fig. 11 is a plan freely onthe bushing b, and said rolls are View similar in scale to Fig. 2, of amodificaslitted radially like the bushings, that they tion, and Fig. 12,is a sectional elevation simimay beopened at such slit, as shown in Fig.lar in scale to Fig. 9, these last twofigures (11 5, to receive thebushings, after which they and 12) showing the split friction rollapplied will be closed as shown in Fig. 6. 5 without a bushing. When thestrip a, is made of thin material,

The ring shown in Fig. 1, is composed of a the side edges thereof willbe overturned as fiat strip a, see Fig. 2, of suitable length and shownin Figs. 1 and 4:, or otherwise, to stiffen width, bent into circularshape. The strip a, it, and likewise improve its appearance. If has ateach end an eye as a, a the eye a the strip a should be made of quitethick material, the said side edges may or may not be overturned, andfurthermore in such event the connecting bar 6, may be large enough tothereby obviate the necessity of employing a reinforcing strip or bar 8.

The strip or band a may and preferably will be made of thin sheet ironor some other cheap material, and then a layer or coating of brass as a,afterward applied, thereby presenting a core of a cheap yet strong,durable material, covered or coated with a thin finishing material.

I do not desire to limit my invention to the employment of splitbushings to furnish the cylindrical bearings for the friction rolls, asit is obvious that said bearings may be made cylindrical in differentways.

I claim 1. In a traverse ring, a circular band, reduced in Width atsuitable points to present one or more connecting bars 6, and shoulders7, 7, and split friction rolls having central holes through them toreceive and be thereby supported on said connecting bars 6, between theshoulders, substantially as described.

2. In a traverse ring, a circular band, reduced in Width at suitablepoints to present one or more connecting bars 6, a reinforcing strip 8,for said connecting bars 6, and split friction rolls having centralholes through them to receive and be thereby supported on the reinforcedbearings thus provided, substantially as described.

3. In a traverse ring, a circular band reduced in Width at suitablepoints to present bearings 6, integral with the band, split bushingsplaced on said bearings 6, and split frietion rolls on said bushings,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES \V. RUGG.

Witnesses:

BERNIOE J. N OYES, LUCY F. GRAvEs.

